An offer of peace
Through an extended hand
A grip of handshake
An agreement of man
A moment of peace
Through a sunsets glow
In stilling the mind
And letting things go
A day of peace
Through a stroll, just to be
In calming the heart
Found in natures beauty
Our eternal peace
Through Jesus we find
Blessed with a prayer
Of heart, soul and mind
In trials of life
Seems worries never cease
Our great desires’
For the gift of peace
We seek it in moments
Through view of beauty
A pause of reflection
Of tranquility
We go on vacations
Or just watch TV
Of reading a book
A walk to be free
These just are a taste
And all fade away
For our souls’ great need
Is for peace that will stay
Come listen to Jesus
With Word He does say
I give you my peace
Of the eternal way
A time of war
Fear flowing through
Confusion here
What can we do?
It seems hopeless
Tensions increase
Where do we turn
To bring us peace?
Come chosen ones
And hear the call
Our hands to raise
On knees to fall
With heart of faith
Full confidence
A time of prayer
And penitence
And even pray
So faithfully
Christ’s love to turn
Our enemy
A prayer to help
The suffering
As body, one
Compassion, bring
For such a time
As this, we shine
The power of
Our God, divine
Worries, worries, fear and sin
Help me Lord, come dwell within
Into, into My embrace
Come to find only grace
Fears, fears, drift away
My Beloved let us pray
Settle, settle, now the soul
Let My Spirit, take control
Go, go, let it go
Love complete, I bestow
Rest, rest, here profess
Peace to know, you’re fully blessed
Flow, flow, let it grow
Love and peace, here to know
You can steal my happiness
But you can’t steal my joy
You can take my trust away
But faith you can’t destroy
You can take my job today
But not my purpose be
You can make me miserable
But God loves you and me
Even if it’s comes to death
And you kill my body
Still I know that I can rest
In life eternally
My words are bold and I will fail
Through struggles to endure
Let me dwell upon this truth
Gods’ faith in me secure
A blanket, a presence
A grace flowing through
A comfort of knowing
This day covers you
One of beyond
Of promise instilled
Spirit of gifting
May you be filled
Of fragrance, surrounding
Inside and out
A sense of the soul
A feeling devout
All worries and fears
This day to cease
The Word that is spoken
Let it be, one of peace
In peace of the morning
Of offering prayer
Within God’s creation
No evils found here
No one to slander
Control or to shove
No heart of judgement
All one of God’s love
Evil is spread
Born through man’s heart
Prayer, our vaccine
God’s love to impart
Receiving God’s love
To begin our day
A vessel of peace
To bless in His way
A knee to the neck
A knee to the neck
The officer put
A knee to his neck
I cannot breathe
I cannot breathe
His soul of pleading
I need to breathe
A basic right
A basic right
Everyone has
The right to breathe
He took it away
He took it away
The public protector
Took his right away
Precious is life
Precious is life
Only for God
Is the right to life
Injustice no more
Injustice no more
Let all people say
Injustice no more
The power of peace
The power of peace
Let us rise together
With the power of peace
With a little more grace
And little more space
We’ll slow this virus down
With a little more care
And little more prayer
We’ll help those all around
We’ll give our thanks
To all the ranks
In service here this day
We’ll hope there be
Scientists see
A cure will come our way
We’ll turn above
To God of love
And know us He adores
We’ll place our hope
And know we’ll cope
Through peace that He outpours
In troubling times
Bless our soul, be calm
Singing joyfully
This simple little psalm
Know in this truth
Of peace beyond to be
For if I die, that’s cool
For Jesus I will see
In my time that’s blessed
A practice to observe
For if I live, that’s cool
For Jesus I will serve
In this moment now
In Presence that surrounds
For You are here, it’s cool
And Your love abounds
(based upon words from KT)
DarylMadden 